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Facebook to Unleash Clickable Hashtags

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:14:02 +0000

Facebook just may be the new Twitter. Everyone’s favorite social network will unveil a new hashtag feature over the next few weeks that will allow users to hashtag a phrase that other people can click on to see what other users who have tagged the same words have posted, much like #NBAFinals in the above [...]

Darius Rucker on Racist Tweeter: 'I Have to Expose This Idiot'

Sterling Whitaker — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:00:37 +0000

Darius Rucker is speaking out about the racist tweet that he recently received, calling the person who sent it an “idiot.” The 47-year-old country star was enjoying an afternoon with friends on Sunday (May 19) when he came across the message someone sent to him via Twitter, which suggested, “Leave country to the white folk.” [...]

What's the Happiest State in America (According to Twitter)?

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:03:37 +0000

Do you need to be cheered up? There’s one place in the US that can turn that frown upside down faster than any other. Hawaii has been named the happiest state in the country. Yes, it’s always sunny. Yes, beaches abound and, yes, you can actually attend a luau with alarming frequency. Those factors may [...]

Eminem's Daughter Slams Taylor Swift on Twitter, Faces Backlash

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:30:17 +0000

In yet another golden example of why (semi) prominent people should probably take a minute or two to think about it before they vent their frustrations on social media, Eminem's daughter, Hailie Scott Mathers, lashed out at country-pop superstar Taylor Swift via Twitter earlier this week.

Research Reveals Ways to Identify Dangerous People on Twitter

Mike Adams — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:08:06 +0000

You might think you can distinguish between civil society and the dance of a maniac just by gazing into the hollow, unstable color of a person’s eyes, but a new study finds that it is actually a person’s Twitter account that tells the haunting tale of the mental defective. Researchers at the London Online Privacy [...]

Miranda Lambert Uses Twitter for Oklahoma Homeless Pet Crusade

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:00:38 +0000

Miranda Lambert is a true crusader for animals and you’ve just gotta love her for her tireless dedication and passion to critters and creatures. In addition to adopting and caring for pets, she is using Twitter to help pets in desperate need find good homes.

Top Tweets of June 2012

Billy Dukes — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:00:29 +0000

The country music went world wide in June 2012. Stars tweeted from all over, including during trips to London, Australia and from the audience of the CMT Music Awards in Nashville. They serve drinks at that awards show, which led to more than a few funny tweets. Two of those made the Top Tweets of June 2012 list.

Lauren Alaina Involved in Dramatic Twitter Fight Over a Boy

Billy Dukes — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:00:15 +0000

Lauren Alaina was shooting flames from her fingertips last night on Twitter, and it sounds like it was over a boy. The teenage singer went back and forth with an unnamed female before going to bed Monday night. She fired several messages across the internet as her fans offered support.

This Week's Best Tweets: Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert + More on 'The Voice' Finale and Loss of a Music Icon

Billy Dukes — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:00:48 +0000

Miranda Lambert settled an old score at the Kentucky Derby last weekend. She makes the week’s best tweets list twice actually, also including her celebration of Team Blake Shelton‘s win on ‘The Voice’ on Tuesday night. Other stars like Brad Paisley and the Eli Young Band shared their thoughts on the passing of a music legend, and a few more talked about the insanity from the road with followers on Twitter.

This Week's Best Tweets: Blake Shelton, Trace Adkins + More Discover Dumb Things People Do on Cell Phones

Billy Dukes — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:30:21 +0000

With the Texas tornadoes, the ACM Awards and the normal crazy things country artists see on any given day, there was plenty to tweet about this week — and the stars didn’t disappoint. Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton were prime examples of how dangerous tweeting can be, while the Band Perry and Chris Young gave examples of how embarrassing it can be to abuse your phone privileges.

Jake Owen Arranges a Prom Date for Twitter Follower

Brittany Joy Cooper — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:20:00 +0000

Prom season is quickly approaching, and you know what that means. Grab your favorite country star and get him to help you snag a date for the dance! Well, it worked for one Owensboro Ky. teen and Jake Owen. According to WBKR, Owensboro Catholic High School senior native Tyler Miles didn’t go the conventional route when [...]

Carrie Underwood Joins Twitter

Billy Dukes — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:25:46 +0000

She was seemingly country music’s final holdout, but with the release of her new song ‘Good Girl’ Carrie Underwood has decided to join Twitter. The singer signed on just before 12PM ET on Friday, and within an hour was following 18 people and had over 10,000 followers.

Facebook or Twitter? Your Preference Says a Lot About You

Shauna Wright — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:29:15 +0000

There are people who love Facebook and people who love Twitter — and now scientists think they’ve discovered why those preferences exist, and what they say about the people who hold them. David Hughes and his colleagues at Manchester Business School in the UK did an online survey with volunteers who were asked questions about [...]

Miranda Lambert Lets One of Her Pups Take Over Her Twitter Page

Billy Dukes — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:00:57 +0000

Cher gets what Cher wants. That cute pup with the terrifying snarl is Miranda Lambert‘s dog Cher, and she is now the profile picture on the singer’s Twitter page. “Cher wanted y’all to know she is pretty so she posed for me for my profile pic,” Lambert tweeted on Wednesday before posting the above snapshot.

Is Happiness on the Decline? Let's Look to Twitter — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:47:26 +0000

Whether you love or hate Twitter, the microblogging site has revolutionized online communication and some scientists are even using it to ascertain worldwide mood. Though, what they’ve found is kind of a bummer. In particular, Twitter has seen a steady decline in happy words and an increase in negative words since 2009, with the steepest [...]

Comedian Patrice O'Neal Has Passed Away, Twitter Is First with the Scoop

Kathy Landin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:43:52 +0000

Comedian, radio personality and actor Patrice O’Neal passed away at the age of 41 on Monday night. He suffered a stroke in October and never returned to good health. The news was confirmed for fans when Gregg Hughes, the ‘Opie’ of Opie & Anthony, tweeted this afternoon, Yes it’s true that our pal Patrice O’Neal [...]

Facebook and Twitter Are Harming Our Kids, Says Majority — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:57:27 +0000

Facebook, Twitter and all the other social media sites have changed the way young people interact with each other, but according to a survey from Poll Position, the majority of Americans don’t think this has been a change for the better.

Ashton Kutcher Abandons Twitter Over Joe Paterno Tweet

Nick Nadel — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:26:57 +0000

Just when we’ve finally gotten over the Kim Kardashian/Kris Humphries split, it looks like there’s a new national nightmare to keep us up at night — Ashton Kutcher has quit Twitter.

Deep breath. We’ll get through this together.

NFL PLayer Kirk Morrison Gives College Student Free Game Tickets in Exchange for His Twitter Handle

Joe Student — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:50:05 +0000

Buffalo Bills’ linebacker Kirk Morrison traded a 20-year-old Canadian business student with the same name as his to an NFL game experience in exchange for the Twitter handle @kirkmorrison. The NFL player Morrison, who formerly tweeted through the account @kirkmorrison55 — his former jersey number with the Jacksonville Jaguars — provided a fully paid trip [...]

Jimmy Fallon Teaches Samuel L. Jackson How to Use Twitter [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:50:42 +0000

Though it was once derided as a platform for oversharing geeks, Twitter‘s become so big amongst celebrities, we find ourselves surprised when a boldface name doesn’t have a corresponding Twitter handle. Be-Kangol’d movie star Samuel L. Jackson is the latest celeb to join the social network, and signed up with a little help from prolific tweeter Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday’s ‘Late Night.’